Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

Honestly, the next 16 days are a bit of a mixed bag for Broad Cove. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, mostly messy surf, with a couple of windows that could be worth a paddle. The water is sitting at 65°F which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s much warmer than normal, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home for now.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the SE with a period of 9 seconds, pushed by a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. The wave energy is moderate (278), and it should be pretty clean out there. That’s probably your best bet in the entire outlook, so if you can sneak out mid-week, do it.

Thursday morning, the 27th, dawns glassy with a 3ft SE swell, but it’s a bit ordinary – just surfable. The energy drops off to moderate (151). The rest of that week and into the weekend is a real letdown, with small, choppy, cross-on conditions. There’s a brief flicker Saturday afternoon, the 29th, with a 3ft SSW groundswell and a clean offshore wind, but the energy is still weak (127).

The first week of September looks pretty bleak. There’s a pulse of energy on the 2nd of September, with a 5ft ENE swell and a 6-second period, but it’s a short-period windswell and the wind is cross-off, making it a marginal call. The combined energy is moderate (302), but the quality just isn’t there for a standout session.

We then hit a long, dry spell. From the 5th of September right through to the 9th, the swell dips below 2ft, and most days are plagued by poor wind or just weak, small waves. There’s a little bump on the 8th of September (Tuesday) with a 2ft SE swell and glassy conditions in the morning, but it’s nothing to write home about.

The standout, if you can call it that, is definitely the Wednesday morning, August 26th. The 4ft SE swell with that light cross-offshore wind will be the cleanest waves we see all forecast. Don’t expect a big, powerful wave – it’s a moderate energy swell – but it’s your best shot.

As for crowds, Broad Cove is a point break that’s “often” crowded, so expect company on that Wednesday morning session.

Overall, it’s a lean run. The forecast can always change, though, so don’t write the whole month off just yet.

Rusty.

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